Legal Opinion

Nason v. State

Court of Appeals of Alaska

Decided December 3, 2004No. A-8673PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Mark D. Nason was convicted of first-degree assault, AS 11.41.200(a), and he is currently serving a prison sentence at the Spring Creek Correctional Center. Because Nason's offense is a felony "crime against a person" under AS 11.41, Nason was asked to submit to a cheek swabbing procedure that would preserve a sample of his DNA for inclusion in Alaska's DNA database. Under AS 44.41.085(b), the Department of Public Safety is directed to "collect ... a blood sample, oral sample, or both, from ... a person convicted of a crime against a person . under AS 11" for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. United States v. Thomas Cameron KincadeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  3. Rise v. OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  4. State v. RainesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2004
  5. United States v. Thomas Cameron KincadeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Case v. Municipality of AnchorageCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2006
  2. Myers v. Municipality of AnchorageCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2006
  3. Myers v. Municipality of AnchorageCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2006

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